Chief Beck Recommends Criminal Charges in Officer Involved Shooting
January 13, 2016
Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck recommended criminal charges against an officer who killed an unarmed homeless man in Venice — the first time the chief has called for charges in a fatal on-duty shooting — and civil rights leaders urged prosecutors on Monday to fast-track the case. LAPD investigators concluded that Brendon Glenn was on his stomach, attempting to push himself off the ground, when Officer Clifford Proctor stepped back and fired twice, hitting the 29-year-old in the back, Beck told the Los Angeles Times. After reviewing video, witness accounts and other evidence, investigators determined Glenn was not trying